Senior Red Team Lead – Adversarial Security

UNAVAILABLE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

UNAVAILABLE is seeking a Red-Team / Adversarial Security Lead to plan and execute adversarial assessments across enterprise environments. You will develop threat models, identify attack paths, and evaluate remediation actions while supporting safety-gate determinations based on security criteria.

The role requires 5+ years of cybersecurity experience, deep knowledge of Windows/Linux, and cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
• 5+ years of cybersecurity experience including hands-on pentesting and red-team operations.
• Experience applying threat modeling (STRIDE) to identify threats, attack vectors, vulnerabilities, and risks.
• Experience planning and executing technical security assessments and adversarial testing.
• Cloud security knowledge across AWS, Azure, and GCP is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop threat models to identify threats, attack vectors, vulnerabilities, and risks across systems.
• Develop and execute red-team and adversarial security assessment plans based on objectives and criteria.
• Perform penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities and attack paths.
• Evaluate effectiveness of security controls through testing and adversarial techniques.
• Communicate findings, risks, and remediation recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, engineering, and architecture teams.
• Validate remediation through follow-up testing and ongoing assessment.
• Maintain awareness of evolving threat techniques and testing practices.
• Help refine red-team methodologies and testing criteria.

Skills

Threat modeling

Adversarial security testing

Penetration testing

Cloud security

Communication

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT/Engineering or related field

Tools

STRIDE framework

MITRE ATT&CK

AWS

Azure

GCP

OSCP/GPEN/PNPT/HTB CPTS certification

Job description

UNAVAILABLE is seeking a Red-Team / Adversarial Security Lead to plan and execute adversarial assessments across enterprise environments. You will develop threat models, identify attack paths, and evaluate remediation actions while supporting safety-gate determinations based on security criteria.

The role requires 5+ years of cybersecurity experience, deep knowledge of Windows/Linux, and cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP.